It's almost time for New Super Mario Bros. Wii

The latest game in the main Mario series, the 2-D side-scrolling "New Super Mario Bros. Wii", is due to be released in Australasia on November 12th, North America on November 15th, Europe on November 20th and Japan on December 3rd.

For the first time ever in a Mario game, it includes simultaneous multiplayer capability for up to 4 players. It is a further development of the "New Super Mario Bros." game on the Nintendo DS. See this excellent article in Wikipedia for more information.

If you would like to play a free online version of a classic Super Mario Bros. game, then check out the brilliant New Super Mario Bros. Flash Online Game, which includes a level editor that you can use to design, build and save your own levels!

There are hundreds more fantastic free Super Mario Bros. online games for you to enjoy in the MarioSonicGames.com website.

Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010 is out now

The second title in the Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series - this one designed to tie-in with the Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver, Canada early next year - is released on the Nintendo Wii and DS in Europe today, following on from its recent releases in North America and Australasia. (It is due for release in Japan early next month.)

So far "Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games 2010" has received excellent reviews, based on the fact that it features 21 playable characters (10 each from the Mario and Sonic franchises plus a Mii) and 27 winter sports events to compete in. Some events in the Wii version can be played with the Wii Balance Board, and the snowboarding events have been highlighted as being especially good fun when played that way.

You can watch an official trailer for the game, showing a short clip of the snowboarding, here.

And you can play a free Sonic Snowboarding online game here.

There are hundreds of fantastic free Mario and Sonic online games for you to enjoy in the MarioSonicGames.com website.